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title: "Green-billed Malkoha"
description: "Phaenicophaeus tristis — Birds. The green-billed malkoha (Phaenicophaeus tristis) is a species of non-parasitic cuckoo found throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/green-billed-malkoha
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Green-billed Malkoha

> Phaenicophaeus tristis — Birds. The green-billed malkoha (Phaenicophaeus tristis) is a species of non-parasitic cuckoo found throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

- Scientific name: *Phaenicophaeus tristis*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 2541
- Wikidata: [Q594607](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q594607)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73192](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73192)

## Names

- en: Green-billed Malkoha
- de: Großer Grünschnabelkuckuck
- es: Malcoha Sombrío
- fr: Malcoha sombre
- nl: Grote groensnavelmalkoha
- pl: Kukuła długosterna

## Countries with the most observations

TH (1205), IN (291), VN (290), MY (210), CN (108), KH (87), BD (34), ID (30), NP (27), MM (20), BT (19), LA (15)

## Summary

The green-billed malkoha (Phaenicophaeus tristis) is a species of non-parasitic cuckoo found throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The birds are waxy bluish black with a long graduated tail with white tips to the tail feathers. The bill is prominent and curved. These birds are found in dry scrub and thin forests.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green-billed_malkoha

## Photo

![Green-billed Malkoha](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/green-billed-malkoha/medium.jpg)

Photo: Omar Haroon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/319521825

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/green-billed-malkoha?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).